Numbers 2:20:3Num.2.20.W3TAB
מְנַשֶּׁ֑ה
menasheh
“of Manasseh”
- Transliteration
- me-na-SHEH
- Extended
- meh-nah-SHEH
- IPA
- /mənɑʃˈʃeː/
Meaning by language
- English
- of Manasseh
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
me-na-SHEH
- phraseyour reading level
mat-TEH me-na-SHEH
- clause
ve-a-la-V mat-TEH me-na-SHEH
- sentence
ve-a-la-V mat-TEH me-na-SHEH ve-na-SI liv-NEI me-na-SHEH gam-li-A-EL ben-pe-da-TSUR
Exegesis
The sequence matteh {מַטֵּה | maṭ-ṭēh} ‘tribe’ + menasheh {מְנַשֶּׁה | mə-nā-šeh} ‘Manasseh’ marks tribal identity, followed by the conjunctive + title venasi {וְנָשִׂיא | wə-nā-sîʾ} ‘and a leader’, which introduces the leadership role.
In context — Numbers 2:20
And next to it, the tribe of Manasseh, and the leader of the sons of Manasseh is Gamaliel son of Pedahzur.
About this coordinate
Numbers 2:20:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Numbers 2:20, so the Hebrew word מְנַשֶּׁ֑ה (menasheh) can be cited, linked and studied at exactly this position rather than somewhere in the verse. In the Biblical Knowledge Coordinate System the same position is written Num.2.20.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Num.2.20.W3.S1) and character.